Late on Sunday, Saudi Arabia announced it was severing relations with Iran because of the assaults, and a host of its allies have since cut or reduced their ties as well.
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Wednesday’s remarks from Oman were its first over the ongoing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which began with the kingdom’s execution of Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr.
Iran’s government said it will no longer allow imports from Saudi Arabia following a cabinet meeting chaired by President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday morning, state news agency IRNA reported. Saudi cut diplomatic ties with Iran.
“Iran will not accept this initiative of Turkey as these two countries have serious disagreement over the settlement of the Syrian crisis”, Tasgetiren told Trend Jan. 8.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti condemned attacks on the Saudi embassy on Tehran and consulate in Mashhad.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have broken off diplomatic ties with Iran in response and Kuwait has recalled its ambassador.
Mass protests took place in Iran following the said execution.
Tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran has not had any effect on overall anti-Daesh campaign, but could, a top USA envoy said Tuesday.
Witnesses claim that the compound is still intact and Saudi officials have hit out at the charges saying they are “propaganda”.
The dispute between the Middle East’s main rival Sunni and Shiite powers has raised widespread concerns of greater regional instability.
In eastern Saudi Arabia, the home of al-Nimr and much of the kingdom’s roughly 10 to 15 per cent Shi’ite population, three days of mourning over his death ended Wednesday night.
An AFC spokesman said on Thursday it is “monitoring the situation”.
“We still believe that violence is not the right approach”, he said.
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Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
